Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 23, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba Win Lutc if tit Lwft Matt 1970 9 Federal spending to Trofa found Lade of administrative expertise a cd grossly inadequate by auditor m by Peter Thomson free Prats Ottawa in Macdonell monday described financial manage ment and control in the fed eral As grossly 1 am deeply conc red that and indeed the has or is close to effective control of the Public Macdonell stated in his Annu Al report to explaining that the examinations in the past year have been concerned primarily with Crown Macdonell said he had been led to the conclusion that in the majority of the Crown corporations audited by the Finan Cial management and control is weak and co ordination and guidance by Central government agencies of financial management and control in these Crown corporations Are virtually non based on a two year study by his staff and a special committee from private accounting Mac Donell said he had been led to the opinion that based on the study of the s y s 16 m s of agencies and Crown corporations audited by the financial manage ment and control in the government of Canada is grossly it is Likely to remain so until govern ment takes appropriate and effective measures to rectify this critically serious Indian band Money Ottawa up Many in Dian bands Are not properly managing or accounting for their shares of the Mil lion Given annually to and Indian affairs pro says auditor general the Indian affairs depart ment should reconsider giving this financial responsibility to such Unco pliant he said monday in his annual report on government spending the current policy represents a failure by the department to accept responsibility for allocated by the programs financed by the million Are regular government functions nor Mally handled by the depart their administration has been transferred to the bands to help indians take More control of own one of the conditions on giving the indians this responsibility is that the depart ment can withdraw it from a band that does not manage the funds tax dodger publicity Ottawa up the government May publicly expose people who flee the country to avoid paying their auditor general Mac Donell said in his annual re port to parliament Macdonell wants to end the traditional guarantee of secrecy Between govern ment and taxpayer in cases where taxpayers leave the country to avoid paying in a total of Payos owed which was a collectible because they had moved out of the publicly naming the taxpayers and the amounts they owe could act As a de he the proposal has been made regularly for several years in auditor generals re ports but is still under study by government the report s Birks gleaming Golden from to for the my of i Good dinner for two u can bring her a lasting romantic it a Pir of Lovely 18kt for which links or there All we show 6 styles from the top studs to i w i k k f i the report was the Stron Gest indictment yet of govern m e n t control Lack of come from an shortly after the annual port was tabled in the com Frea Tury Board pets ident Robert Andrea announced appointment of a Fol Man commission to look into methods of administering Public Macdonell later told a press conference there was a useful function for a Royal but that there was no reason the govern ment should not go ahead with his two recommendations the appointment of it comptroller general for can Ada and presentation of departmental estimates to the House of commons in a form that makes them understand appearing before the pub Lic accounts committee to discuss his report Mac Donell admitted he had used Strong words in his but had chosen every word his he is that the government is in fact dealing with Trust funds which Are provided by the taxpayers of Canada to finance whereas in the private sector Many times shareholders put up Money Many times knowing there is a his conclusions were based on More than professional hours devoted to the study of government practices by members of his and by 50 partners and staff members of leading Public accounting most of whom had been loaned to his office under the Mab Oliell stated that present situation had probably come about because the govern ment had never introduced key recommendations of the Royal commission of govern ment organisation Glassco commission in 1962 were not recommendations regard ing decentralization of Finan Cial authorities were under stood fully the equally important Glassco recommendation that new counter balancing controls be instituted were not implement the report other factors might in clude attitude on the part of Many managers atall Levels that funds Are readily Avail Able and that they themselves Are not personally account Able for ensuring that Public funds and assets placed at their disposal Are under strict control at All times and that funds Are expended prudent and with utmost concern for value received genuine and wide spread Lack of comprehension on the part of senior officials of government As to what effective management and control of Public funds actually consists of Lack of recognition of the role a senior financial officer could and should play in assisting them to administer with probity and Economy of the funds for which they Are accountable and auditor general Macdonell indicated monday that govern ment innovation plays havoc with the country in his annual Macdonell says the Days Are gone when senior bureaucrats were valued Tot pm sir onious handling of Public Deputy to islets Rise on their talents As policy and not on their of Atlee he the 1969 official languages act had also indirectly under mined government boo keep the reason responsibility for administering the language act and implementing in the Public service was Given to Treasury the govern ments chief financial Macdonell suggests that Treasury Board has come vastly it has had responsibility for Eoli Ettive Bat gaining with the half million Federal and it oversees it budget that has risen from 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